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Equaldex is an online publication resource on LGBTQ rights.[1][2][3] Subsections of the website are a collaborative knowledge base.[4][5][6]
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Equaldex publishes a ranking of LGBT rights by country and territory.[7] As of September 2022, the head of Equaldex is Dan Leveille.[8]
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This rating reflects the situation of LGBT people by country, as of November 11, 2024. The maximum possible value for each criterion is 100.
The Equality Index is the arithmetic mean between the Legal Index and the Public Opinion Index.[9]
The Legal Index is determined on the basis of 13 different legal issues, such as the legal status of homosexuality, the possibility of same-sex marriage, the fullness of the rights of transgender people, and so on. These issues have different weights. For example, the legality of same-sex marriage has a greater impact on the index than the ability of LGBT people to openly serve in the military. If different laws apply in different regions of the country, then the average value is calculated. Laws begin to affect the index only after they come into force, and not immediately after adoption, so changing the index has a delay. A complete list of criteria and coefficients is provided on the resource's website.[9]
The Public Opinion Index measures the public attitudes towards LGBT people. The index is calculated on the basis of polls and votes conducted by reputable organizations, using on arithmetic averages of various studies. If the survey contained a point "Do you approve of same-sex marriage?" and 56% of people answered "yes", then the value "56" will be used for the corresponding sub-item of the index. In some cases results of a survey can be used with less weight if the survey was specific or conducted among a specific group of people (for example, among representatives of one of religions). Surveys over the age of 2 years are taken with less weights.[9]
This is the list of best (and worst) countries for LGBT rights according to the Equaldex score.
- Iceland, Norway, Spain, Uruguay, Germany, Chile, Denmark, Andorra, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil and Malta are the best countries to be LGBT. Argentina, Mexico, Finland and Greece are also among the best countries to be LGBT.
- Afghanistan, Oman, Somalia, Senegal, Nigeria, Brunei, Iran, Zambia, Kuwait, Gambia, Yemen and Cameroon are the worst countries to be LGBT. The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Mauritania are also among the worst countries to be LGBT.
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